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Torture, Lies and Denial
We may not be personally responsible for what happened in the past, but we are all responsible for what happens next.
New Rules on Oil Trains Draw Flak From Firefighters, Too
Emergency responders are among the first in danger when a fiery derailment happens.
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How US Working Women Are Being Run Over
Women occupy jobs that are excluded from legal protections, making the workers very easy to exploit and underpay.
William Rivers Pitt | The Trojan Horse President
William Rivers Pitt: Why has Obama chosen the TPP as his legacy?
Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops?
Now we can not only see that these events were politically transparent propaganda for a flagging war effort. We know they were paid for by us.
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Wisconsin’s Grocery Dictators
The last thing food stamp recipients need is rich politicians telling them what they can and can't eat.
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Don’t Grade Justice on a Warped Curve: Assessing the Case of Jeffrey Sterling
The only fair sentence for Sterling would have been no sentence at all.
How the US Treasury Department Promotes Israel’s Propaganda Lines
Through a misleading press release, the US Treasury Department pushed the Israeli propaganda line about worldwide Hezbollah terrorist cells - this time in Nigeria.
Carbon Tax or Carbon Market?
The most effective policy for slowing global warming would be a tax on carbon, according to climate economists.
What Is LuxLeaks and Why Are Journalists Being Charged?
It is a positive step that from the LuxLeaks scandal there has been European government concern over companies paying next to nothing in tax evasion schemes.